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The Daily Motivator

Posted by Rob Longenecker on 27th October 2007

Ralph Marston publishes The Daily Motivator. I receive it every day and save most of them. I don’t know why I haven’t shared this with you before.

The Daily Motivator is a great way to start the day, and it comes right to your email in plain text. There’s always a link so you can experience The Daily Motivator in a visual presentation. (has sound).

Enjoy!

Let me know if your glad I posted this.

Rob

P.S., It’s only $15/year to subscribe – and it makes a great gift. Everyone I’ve given it to as a gift has let me know how much they appreciate it. The Daily Motivator.

Posted in Good To Know, Inspiration, Personal Interest | 1 Comment »

The Dying Professor’s Message.

Posted by Rob Longenecker on 1st October 2007

Randy Pausch, a 46-year-old Carnegie Mellon computer science professor, gave his last lecture this week, and it’s getting a lot of attention.

Visualize this – you’re young, healthy, successful and have a great wife and kids. You get the news that you have something else as well – terminal pancreatic cancer. Instead of being at the effect of it (poor me) you own it and share an authentic and positive message with your friends, associates and the world.

Randy Pausch has just months to live, but inspires others with a lecture on living life to the fullest.

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Here’s his message.

This is worth a few minutes to view.

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The Tiger Woods mind.

Posted by Rob Longenecker on 23rd September 2007

What would it take to have the calm deliberation and intention we admire in Tiger Woods? What if you could direct your emotional energy toward victory in a shooting match, rather than trying to avoid making a mistake? The mental side of sports is the number one factor in success or failure. There is now an easy new method of stress reduction and performance enhancement available.

I was an active competition shooter in the decade of the 1980’s and went to the U.S.P.S.A. Nationals 4 times, finishing in the top 50 once in Dallas. I watched the big boys shoot, took a group lesson from Ross Seyfried right after he won the I.P.S.C. World Championship and had a half-day private lesson with Chip McCormick. Like many others, I was awestruck by the performance of Brian Enos, Rob Leatham, Doug Koenig and Jerry Miculek and many others. They were in a whole other league.

Most competitors “lost their way to mediocrity” rather than rising to the occasion. Nerves did them in. They didn’t follow their plan for each stage, but got rattled as soon as something didn’t go as expected. It is clear to me that whatever the skill level, the mental side of the game is paramount. Do you agree?

There is a new technique available for getting what’s in the way out of your way. It works for golf. It works for shooting. It works for improving performance in any arena, including business performance.

I am a performance coach for small business owners and have studied personal growth and development for almost 20 years. It’s clear to me that we all have everything we need to succeed, but there are personal barriers to that success. Tiger Woods has removed his barriers while also working on improving his skills. The combination is powerful and produces success and satisfaction.

There is a new, simple method to remove stress and performance anxiety that can be done over the phone with clients in one or more 50-minute sessions, depending on the individual’s needs and desires. It isn’t cheap, but it’s very effective. The cost is $100/session and $400 for a 5 session package. There is a no-risk guarantee you can ask me about.

The first phone conversation to explain the details is complimentary. Once you learn the technique, you’ll have the ability to do it for yourself. In fact, clients practice the technique on their own between sessions to speed up the results. You can use it just before you shoot.

Once you learn the technique you can use it on your own to keep improving your shooting performance, reducing job stress, calming your kids, preparing for a special presentation at work, going to the dentist or taking on an important new challenge with less anxiety.

This is not head-shrinking and it focuses on the positive. I use it on myself daily in the shower just to create my day. My wife used it to clear a fear of drowning left over from an old incident.

Make a list for yourself of the stresses you feel when about to shoot a match, talk to the boss or tell your wife something she doesn’t want to hear. Look at the list and ask yourself if it would be worth it to cut the stress in half or even make it disappear. Stress is the number one issue in our health and well being.

I don’t need the business, so I’m just making this available to the very limited few who know this is for them. I’m happy to answer all your questions, but I don’t do “convincing.” I only want clients who make my job easy by having a strong commitment to their own success.

What would be possible for you if you had a mindset like Tiger Woods?

Rob

 

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Not just another, “Support the Troops.”

Posted by Rob Longenecker on 24th July 2007

I imagine you get them, too. Powerpoint presentations, slide shows and videos with pictures of our servicemen and women doing their jobs overseas, set to music and dipped in sentiment. They begin to look alike.

You may have seen this one by Lizzie Palmer, 15 years old. Many, many people have viewed it. I think it may have originated on the “Operation Mom” website. 

It doesn’t look like all the other videos and is the more remarkable because it was created by one so young. I really think it’s worth a few minutes of your time.

Believe it or not, some are calling this “right wing propaganda.”  It looks to me as if it promotes no cause except to honor our troops.

Having recently visited the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, I am in the frame of mind to honor all who have served.

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Amazing Lady – Remembering the Fallen

Posted by Rob Longenecker on 2nd July 2007

Here’s a lady that stepped up and took on a very amazing project to remember the fallen from Iraq. You may have seen a story on national TV, but I’ll bet many of you have not.

This video (hosted on the Military Times website) will touch, move and inspire you. Got a few minutes?

Here’s a link to her Project Compassion website if you want to know more and also another to Kazia’s personal website.

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Get to know Peggy Noonan.

Posted by Rob Longenecker on 1st July 2007

In the midst of the maelstrom of immigration reform, all the opinions back and forth, the angry words and politicians covering their ass comes a wonderful essay by Peggy Noonan, former speech writer for Ronald Reagan and talented author/commentator. (You can find her essays frequently on Fridays in the online Opinion Journal from the Wall Street Journal.)

I just love this piece. It expresses my core feelings about immigration very well. Let’s see what you think of Peggy’s “on how we become American.”

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So Long, Skidboot.

Posted by Rob Longenecker on 15th April 2007

This is a follow-up to my original Skidboot post.  

“Skidboot is at rest, the bell of time having made its inevitable toll. What a wonderful life of fourteen years he lived! Never has a last minute, second thought Christmas gift ever shone so brightly as Skidboot.

On Sunday evening, March 25, 2007, Skidboot was laid to rest beneath an oak tree on the ranch to which he contributed greatly in building.”

Skidboot’s Website

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Baggin’ groceries with a purpose.

Posted by Rob Longenecker on 12th April 2007

I learned a lesson in customer service from a young bagger in a grocery store. My first thought was to share this short video with you. I received some nice messages about “Skidboot” so I thought you’d like this too.

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Just click here to watch the video. It is related to a commercial site, but I’m not affiliated with it in any way and there’s no commercial.

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David and Skidboot – Humble Texan with a very Special Dog

Posted by Rob Longenecker on 11th April 2007

I just had to share this with you. This video made my day and I’m very glad someone sent it to me. I’ll bet this one video you’ll want to share. Meet Skidboot.

One of the reasons I love living in Texas is I actually run into special, humble people like David frequently.

 

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A Bigger Game

Posted by Rob Longenecker on 22nd December 2006

Want to  play a bigger game than “what do you want for Christmas?”

The following might be worth considering. I’ve experienced the power of it. There are biblical and historical writings that say nearly the same.

  “There is a law in psychology that if you form a picture in your mind of what you would like to be, and you keep and hold that picture there long enough, you will soon become exactly as you have been thinking.”

       ~ William James, 1842-1910,
         Psychologist and Author

Wanting the best for you and yours in 2007.

Rob 
 

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